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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 27/09/2026

I've never been happier that a drive is under warranty. I bought 4 (16TB) new in 2022 for ~$300 each. Now, they're going for ~$700 per drive. I've liked the WD Red Pro line (mostly for the warranty) but I don't know if I'd buy them again. This is my second drive to fail in ~4 years. #nas #ai #linux

Screenshot showing that 16TB Western Digital Red Pro is still in warranty.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 15/07/2026

The service you used may have a policy against reusing numbers for the same platform, but they won't have that number forever. Once a block of numbers is released, another provider could acquire it and use it for the same platform.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 15/04/2026

I got this email this morning, and I guess this is now a marketing point? Whether the FCC labels you a “trusted consumer router”? I wonder what requirements they met, or more likely, how much that cost them. For context, I don’t use NETGEAR. Just an old account email. #netgear #security #privacy

An email from NETGEAR explaining that the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has listed NETGEAR as a trusted consumer router company.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 21/01/2026

There's nothing like the illusion of choice when it comes to financial institutions and privacy. Of course, it's never opt-in, it's always opt-out (for the ones you can limit). #privacy #finance #dataprivacy

Image of a document from a financial institution showing what data sharing can be limited.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 05/12/2025

First they came for the GPUs. Now they come for the RAM. And in the end, the only one who loses is the consumer. You don't need a GPU, but everything needs RAM. Source: camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0DN... #hardware #ram #gpu #pc

Image showing Amazon price history of RAM going from approx $150 to over $600 in the last 3 months.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 22/09/2025

What's the best way to make your phone more secure in one tap? When you see this notification, tap 'Reboot'. #GrapheneOS #android #privacy #security

Notification on GrapheneOS telling user that an update was successfully installed and that they need to reboot their device to run the latest OS release.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 10/09/2025

If your account holds your contacts, calendar, passwords, files, and email, you're SOL if it gets disabled. Diversify and keep offline backups. If it’s someone else’s computer, it’s not yours. #proton #privacy #security #email

Screenshot of a tweet by Andy Yen (Founder and CEO of Proton) describing how some accounts were disabled because of a report by a CERT.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 29/05/2025

Making an image of the drive, gotta keep it cool. The A+ course didn't have this in it years ago, but maybe they suggest it now. #selfhosting #linux #ssd #nvme

A metal external m.2 enclosure sitting on an ice pack

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 02/05/2025

I wanted to create a VLAN to keep my Mastodon server separate from my LAN. Two days later, I now have 8 VLANs. I think I have a problem. #opnsense #unifi #selfhosting #linux #security #privacy

Oprah meme with the text you get a VLAN and you get a VLAN.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 11/04/2025

I just noticed 😂 that's awesome! I feel like the parking page is fitting 🤖

Porkbun parking page featuring a pig robot

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 10/04/2025

The Pixel 9a was released today. If you're looking to upgrade your #GrapheneOS Pixel (or make the switch to GrapheneOS), the 'a' series make for great devices. You can check the link below to see how long GrapheneOS is supported for on your current device — grapheneos.org/faq#device-l...

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 28/01/2025

You served well HDD 🫡. For a while now, I've been thinking that going with RAID-Z2 was a waste of space. But while I'm waiting for the warranty replacement with a degraded pool, I couldn't be happier with my choice. #storage #truenas #selfhosting

16TB Western Digital Red Pro NAS Hard Drive.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 13/12/2024

I’m not a fan of generic block pages for VPN users. It smells like 'security through obscurity,' which I don’t support—and it likely creates more support tickets for them. One of my banks redirects you to the login page when you try to log in without explanation. #vpn #privacy #security #sysadmin

Generic error web page for groupon.com that says Groupon is temporarily unavailable.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 11/12/2024

Hello Material You themed settings. Courtesy of Android 15 QPR1. Let the 'I hate everything about this' comments commence. #android #grapheneos #googlepixel #privacy #security

Screenshot of the settings page on a Pixel running GrapheneOS.

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Josh @sideofburritos.com · 31/10/2024

I was browsing killedbygoogle.com, and saw that Google killed their VPN. That was quick. #google #privacy #vpn

Screenshot of killedbygoogle.com showing that VPN by Google One was killed by Google.

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